A terrorist who planned a devastating bombing campaign has had his claim that wearing an electronic tag infringed his human rights thrown out by judges.

Hassan Tabbakh, 44, was arrested after police found instructions for making explosives and incomplete bombs mixed in drink bottles at his Birmingham home in 2007.

Syrian-born Tabbakh, then of Camelot Way, Small Heath, was jailed for seven years at Birmingham Crown Court in July 2008 after he was convicted of preparing an act of terrorism.

He was released on licence in June 2011, subject to “rigorous” security restrictions, including wearing a tag so that the authorities knew where he was at all times.

But Tabbakh, who claimed he came to the UK after fleeing torture in Syria, insisted he was never given a chance to argue against the restrictions before the Multi Agency Prisoner Protection Agency (MAPPA) imposed them.

His lawyers argued that MAPPA’s stance violated his right to respect for his privacy and family life, enshrined in Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

At the Court of Appeal top judge, Lord Justice Richards said his case was ‘to a large extent academic’ and that the court had only agreed to hear it ‘with a degree of reluctance’.

Dismissing his challenge, the judge, sitting with Lords Justice Aikens and Patten, ruled there was nothing ‘inherently unfair’ about the way Tabbakh had been treated.

He had been given a ‘sufficient opportunity’ to make ‘informed representations’ before the tagging condition was imposed and the case was an ‘illustration of the system working fairly’, the judge concluded.

James Strachan QC, representing Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling, earlier told the judges it was hardly surprising that Tabbakh had been subject to tough controls immediately after his release from jail.

The barrister said: “Tabbakh was being released after conviction for an extremely serious terrorist offence. He himself knew he was adjudged to be a high risk to the community upon release unless he was subject to the most rigorous security”.